Emanuel Sgouros (L) and Natasja Beijen (R) are some of the Houston metropolitan area leaders heading into the 2021 cross country season
Houston is the fourth largest city in the country and home to some of the largest schools and school districts in the state. Those factors helps it have some of the best individual athletes in each sport.
Last season, after the top two spots, there was a youth movement with the top individual girls runners in the area. This season, they are a year older and there is now a mix of seniors and younger runners who will run for the top spot in the city.
The Woodlands runners Natasja Beijen and Katarina Hodgson are the top two returners from the UIL state meet; Beijen finished 10th overall and Hodgson finished 14th last year as a freshman. Not far behind the Lady Highlanders were other Houston area runners Kristen McHugh (Klein) 15th, Rebecca Wylie (Klein Cain) 18th, Carson Parker (Kingwood) 19th, and Kathryn Koonts (Klein)who helped round out the top 20 in the...
